"The Tender Compassion of Our God"- Conclusion of When Jehovah Withholds Compassion

What about today?  Jehovah has not changed.  Out of compassion, he has commissioned his Witnesses to preach the "good news of the kingdom"  in all the inhabited earth. (Matthew 24:14)  When righthearted people respond, Jehovah helps them to grasp the Kingdom message.  (Acts  16:14) But this work will not go on forever.  It would hardly be compassionate for Jehovah to allow this wicked world, with all its misery and suffering, to continue  indefinitely.  When divine compassion has reached its limit, Jehovah will come to execute judgment on this system of things.  Even then, he will be acting out of compassion-compassion for  his "holy name" and for his devoted servants.  (Ezekiel 36; 20-23)   Jehovah will clear away wickedness and usher in a righteous new world.  Regarding the wicked, Jehovah declares:  "My eye will not feel sorry, neither shall I show compassion.  Their way I shall certainly bring upon their own head." -Ezekiel 9:10. 

Until then, Jehovah feels compassion for people, even those who face destruction. Sinful humans who are sincerely repentant can benefit from one of Jehovah's most compassionate provisions-forgiveness.   In the next chapter, we will discuss some of the beautiful word pictures in the Bible that convey the completeness of Jehovah's forgiveness.

Next time:  Chapter 26/A God Who Is "Read to Forgive"

From the book: Draw Close to Jehovah